Brace



3311.2, 1923. 1,441,177. N. sARos.

BRACE.

FILED APR. 18. 1922. 2 SHEETS-sum1.

AITORNEY WITNESS:

Jan. 2, 1923, 1,441,177.

N. SAROS. l

BRAGE.

FILED APR. 18. 1922.- 2 'SHEETS-SHEET 2.

[Wa/ Se ray INVENTQR WITNESS: ATTORNEY vlll'atented dan. Z, i923,

entr# stares mon. 4 sanos, or BEVERLY, wesnmoiroii.

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To all lwho fait nm/y concern Be it. known that I, Nien. Sanus, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beverly, in the county ofG-rant and State of Washing ments .in Braces, of which fthe 'following ris a specification.

My present` invention has reference to av means forbracing railway railsv to prevent the saine from tilting, creeping, spreading, or vertical. movement.

n krihe object of the invention is to produce rail. brace which, while yof an extremely simple construction and may be cheaply manufactured and easily applied, will effec tively, supp'ort'and strengthen the rails.

A still further Objectis to produce a rail brace that shally include cooperating inembers arranged onoppositesides of a rail, en- 2o raging inthe fishing spaces and with the flangesof the rail, and whichv also provides tieplates on" which the railsrest, while simple means, in the nature ,of bolts and nuts connect `the elements ,constituting the. brace with the rails and with each other.

lThe foregoing, and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better ujderstood, may bey accomplished oy a construction, combination andoperative associationof parts, suchas is disclosed by the drawings which accompany and .which form part of this specification.

` ln the drawings Figure l is a .top

braced inaccordance with this invention.`

igure 2 is aside elevation thereof.

Figure, 3 vis anfenlarged sectional view on I the 'lineB-#S of Figure 2.r

Figuree is a sectionalview on the line 4-e Aof'liigure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the brace members.

' Figure 6 a similar view of one of the coasting brace members.

Figure is a bottom plan view of Figure l.

Figure 8 is central cross sectional view through the bar employed.

llVhile in the drawings l. have illustrated the improvement applied on rails away from the joints between the rails, it is to be understood that the device, in addition to serving a brace for rails may be employed with equal efliciencyfor connecting the confronting ends of two rails. In addition to this, it is to be underSlJOQCl that the .improvement adjacent to one of the edge From the:` center of the tl'lickened portion of the' plate', whichfor d Appncauon mea aprilia, 1922. serial No. 554,656.

may be employed in connection with frogs and guard krails as well as a protector for "switchpoints andlikewise as a protector for y jinsulated 'rail Joints. ton, have invented new and useful lmproven' In the drawino's the rails of a track 'are indicated by the nume al l and the supportin@ ties therefor by the numeral iesting on 'one or more of theties 2 at de sired spaced intervals there are pairs of ilat plates 3. The plates, on their under faces are formed at their edges with depending` the width ofthe tie 2. rlhe plate 3 is thickened from adjacent one of its ends, providing a shoulder@ between the plate proper' and the thickened portion thereof. The plate, in Ia line "with thetlnckened portionis provided 'with openino's T and other openings 8 prefer- T but arranged ;J of the said plate.

ably opposite the opening is niet-ion, is indicatedbyfthe numeral 9; there arises a luglll. c j

The `lug,` is formedwithwhat 'l will terni a headportion ll that prog eets over the plate f proper, the under face of the lieadbeing arranged at an inclination, the. outer end-thereof being straight, and the inner corner being` preferably, rounded. The lug;` is provided f with a central longitudinal opening l2 thereplan view of a. rail course, enter the ties and therefore hold the platesv firmly on the ties'. The headed portion yof the lug is .received in the fishing f spaces of the rails l, the lower inclined wall lll of the head ll contacting with the upper surface of the base flanges of the rails, the inner flat end of the head contacting the Webs of the rails, while the top of the head underlies the heads of the rails.

The remaining; elementof the brace is in the .nature of a bar l5 which is received in the fishing` space at the opposite side of the rail. yThe bar has its lower edge beveled to rest on the base flange of the rails and its upper edge, at its inner corner is rounded, the said `upper edge underlying the heads of the rails. The bar l5, upon its outer face is centrally formed with an extension 16 llO whose under tace is arranged at an inclination cmrrespmiding with the inclined lower edge of the har proper. rlhe outer wall of the extension le is downwardly directed and is, on its inner face formed with an inwardly extending fiat flange 17, the latter umlerlying the base flange of the rails and being disposed to contact with the confronting sides of the plates 3. The bars 15, adjacent tieir ends, and in a line with the openings i2 have bolt openings 18 therethrough, `and passing through the said openings 'l2 in the lugs 10,' suitable openings in the webs of the rails and through the said openings 18 there are bolts 19, the said bolts being engaged by suitable nuts 20.

ltis to be noted that one edge of the base flange of the rails contacts with the shoulder 6 and that the heads of the lag screws passing through the openings 7 in the plates 3 contact the said edges and upper faces of the rail anges. lt is to be understood that if desired the plates 3 may rest on widened ties instead of disposed on two of the ordinary ties as shown, in which instance the depending side flanges may be V-shaped in cross section to form penetrating elements which enter the ties, while the central penetrating elements may be disposed be Ytween t he confronting sides of theties. It

is thought that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction, operation and advantages of the improvement to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate.

Having described the invention, l claim l; ln combination with a rail and ties on which the rail rest-s, of a brace for said rail, comprising spaced plates resting on and secured to the ties, each of saidplates having an inwardly extending lug received in the fishing spaces of the rails,va bar received in the opposite fishing spaces of the rails, said bar having a central flanged portion whose inner face is shaped to receive therein the flange of the rail, the flange of the bar being disposed between and inr contacting engagement with the confronting; edges of the plates, means passing upwardly which one edge of the base flange of the ina-1,1??

through the lugs of the plates, 'rails and bars for coimecting these elements,

2. The combination with a railway rail, and ties on which the rail rests, of a brace for the rail, comprising plates resting on certain of the ties and receiving thereon the base flanges of the rails, said plates having extending shoulders. against rail contacts, a lug centrally formed on each of the plates having an inwardly projecting head received in the fishing space of the rail, a bar received in the opposite fishing space of the rail, said bar having a centrally arranged outwardly extending flange whose end .is downturned and formed with an inlward. projection which underlies the base of the rail and which has its ends in contacting engagement with the confronting edges of the plates, means passing through the head, rail and bar for connecting these elements, means passing through the plates for securing the same on the ties, and certain of said meanscontacting the rail.

3. The combination with va rail and supporting ties therefor, of a brace for the rail,

yincluding spaced plates having depending flanges to engage the sides of the ties and central penetrating elements which enter the ties, the rail resting on the plates and the plates having shoulders against which one edge` of' the flange of the rail abuts, each of said plat-es havinga centrally disposed lug provided with an inwardly directed head received inthe fishing space of the rail, a bar received in the opposite fishing space of the rail. an outwardly extended downwardly inclined flange centrally formed on the outer face of the bar, said flange terminating in a ydownturned portion which is provided with an inwardlyextending portion that is arranged below the ,base of the rail, removable and adjustable means passing through the lug, rails and bar for connecting these elements, means for Jfastening the plates on the ties, and certain of said means contacting the baselianges of. the rails.

ln testimony whereof I affix my sifrnature.

NICK. sanos. 

